Alstom India to double metro train plant capacity at Sri City in AP

Chennai, Dec 6 : In a bid to meet Montreal Metro and Mumbai Metro orders for trains, Alstom India will be doubling its capacity at its plant in Sri City in Andhra Pradesh, near here, said a top company official on Thursday.

Alain Spohr, Managing Director for India and South Asia, Alstom, told reporters that the company has bagged orders for 10 more metro trains from Chennai Metro, and is looking at sourcing stainless steel from domestic suppliers.

"We will be doubling our capacity by setting up a new line that could manufacture 22 cars per month. We are also studying the feasibility for rolling out trains made of aluminium."
He was here to flag off the last of the 22 trains for Sydney Metro.